COMUS - John Milton - ARTHUR RACKHAM - SIGNED LTD 1st ED HB - No 514/550
Item History & Price
One of only 550 signed hardback copies by Arthur Rackham of John Milton's Comus. This is number 514, numbered and signed by Rackham to the dedication page. I have owned this book for 15 years but it is time it went to another collector. (Young families are too expensive!!)
Condition wise it is good and complete with all of the 24 tipped in plates. Gilding on cover is lovely. Gilding on spine has faded somewhat. (Pictures included.) Bumps and wear to all edges of book including spine... upper and lower. Front board looks like it has a minor water bit of damage or just paper loss. HB edges curled but complete. One minor paper loss to rear upper right back board, in pictures. (Can't explain that.) Imprints from front and back cherub pictures have been lightly copied onto next pages, (which I really like!)
Hard cover edges are slightly worn all around but gilt gold top page edges still present with blackening to outer top page edges. General wear and tear markings to both front and back vellum covers.
Overall a hard to find very nice original copy.
Condition wise it is good and complete with all of the 24 tipped in plates. Gilding on cover is lovely. Gilding on spine has faded somewhat. (Pictures included.) Bumps and wear to all edges of book including spine... upper and lower. Front board looks like it has a minor water bit of damage or just paper loss. HB edges curled but complete. One minor paper loss to rear upper right back board, in pictures. (Can't explain that.) Imprints from front and back cherub pictures have been lightly copied onto next pages, (which I really like!)
Hard cover edges are slightly worn all around but gilt gold top page edges still present with blackening to outer top page edges. General wear and tear markings to both front and back vellum covers.
Overall a hard to find very nice original copy.
